The Versions

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = The Versions | type = studio | artist = [[Neneh Cherry]] | cover = Neneh Cherry - The Versions.png | alt =A photograph of a collection of black-and-white photos of women laying on a copper-colored wood panel background, with the album's and artist's names printed in bold white text over top the middle of the frame. | released = 10 June 2022 | recorded = | studio = | genre = * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[hip-hop]]<ref name="arts" /><ref name="pf" /> | length = 40:42 | label = [[EMI Records|EMI]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Broken Politics]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = }} {{Music ratings | title =''The Versions'' ratings | MC = 75/100<ref>{{Cite news |title=''The Versions'' by Neneh Cherry Reviews and Tracks |work=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-versions/neneh-cherry |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614084556/https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-versions/neneh-cherry |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev1 =''[[The Arts Desk]]'' | rev1score ={{rating|3|5}}<ref name="arts">{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Thomas H. |date=4 June 2022 |title=Album: Neneh Cherry - 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all-star covers album can't touch a true original |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/09/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review-robyn-sia-seinabo-sey-sudan-archives |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612185242/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/09/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review-robyn-sia-seinabo-sey-sudan-archives |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev4 =''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' | rev4score ={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rogers |first=Jude |title=Neneh Cherry - ''The Versions'' |work=Mojo |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-july-2022/page/88/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref> | rev5 =''[[NME]]'' | rev5score ={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=9 June 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry - ''The Versions'' review: next-gen tributes befitting an NME Icon Award winner |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review-next-gen-tributes-befitting-an-nme-icon-award-winner-3243355 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614084514/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review-next-gen-tributes-befitting-an-nme-icon-award-winner-3243355 |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev6 =''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6score =6.8/10<ref name="pf">{{Cite news |last=Cardew |first=Ben |date=14 June 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry: ''The Versions'' Album Review |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/neneh-cherry-the-versions/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614042536/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/neneh-cherry-the-versions/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev7 =''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'' | rev7score ={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Presswood |first=Laurie |date=6 June 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry - ''The Versions'' |work=The Skinny |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/neneh-cherry-the-versions |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615155044/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/neneh-cherry-the-versions |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev8 =''Spectrum Culture'' | rev8score =80%<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fish |first=Bob |date=10 June 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry: ''The Versions'' |work=Spectrum Culture |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2022/06/09/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615013125/https://spectrumculture.com/2022/06/09/neneh-cherry-the-versions-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | noprose =  }} '''''The Versions''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Neneh Cherry]], released on 10 June 2022 via [[EMI Records]]. The album consists of reworked versions of songs from Cherry's back catalogue, featuring guest appearances by artists including [[Robyn]] and [[Sia]].<ref name="Manchild">{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=28 April 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry shares "Manchild" featuring Sia from new collaborative album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/neneh-cherry-shares-manchild-ft-sia-announces-new-collaborative-album-3214707 |access-date=14 June 2022 |website=NME |archive-date=28 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428155043/https://www.nme.com/news/music/neneh-cherry-shares-manchild-ft-sia-announces-new-collaborative-album-3214707 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Corcoran, Nina |date=28 April 2022 |title=Neneh Cherry Announces New Album ''The Versions'', Shares "Manchild" Featuring Sia |work=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/neneh-cherry-announces-new-album-the-versions-shares-new-song-manchild-featuring-sia-listen/ |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614072259/https://pitchfork.com/news/neneh-cherry-announces-new-album-the-versions-shares-new-song-manchild-featuring-sia-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''The Versions'' track listing | all_writing = [[Cameron McVey]] and Neneh Cherry, with other writers noted below | extra_column = Producer | total_length = 40:42 | title1 = [[Buffalo Stance]] | note1 = featuring [[Robyn]] and [[Mapei (musician)|Mapei]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Jamie Morgan (musician)|Jamie Morgan]]|Phil Ramacon}} | extra1 = [[Devonté Hynes]] | length1 = 5:08 | title2 = [[Manchild (Neneh Cherry song)|Manchild]] | note2 = featuring [[Sia]] | writer2 = [[Robert Del Naja]] | extra2 = [[Jesse Shatkin]] | length2 = 3:18 | title3 = [[Woman (Neneh Cherry song)|Woman]] | note3 = featuring [[Anohni]] | writer3 = [[Jonny Dollar|Jonathan Peter Sharp]] | extra3 = Anohni, [[Thomas Bartlett (musician)|Thomas Bartlett]] | length3 = 5:04 | title4 = [[Buddy X]] | note4 = featuring [[Greentea Peng]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Jerry Barnes|[[Katreese Barnes]]|[[Paul Gorman]]}} | extra4 = Earbuds | length4 = 2:47 | title5 = [[Kootchi]] | note5 = featuring [[Jamila Woods]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Carina Soro|Steve Hopwood}} | extra5 = Slot-A | length5 = 3:29 | title6 = [[Sassy (Neneh Cherry song)|Sassy]] | note6 = featuring Tyson | writer6 = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier|Chris Martin]]|[[Duke Jordan]]|[[Keith Elam]]}} | extra6 = Femi Koleoso | length6 = 3:49 | title7 = [[Heart (Neneh Cherry song)|Heart]] | note7 = featuring [[Sudan Archives]] | extra7 = Sudan Archives | length7 = 3:42 | title8 = [[Kisses on the Wind]] | note8 = featuring [[Seinabo Sey]] | extra8 = Academics | length8 = 3:16 | title9 = Manchild | note9 = featuring [[Kelsey Lu]] | writer9 = Del Naja | extra9 = Kelsey Lu | length9 = 3:36 | title10 = Buddy X ([[Honey Dijon]] Remix) | writer10 = {{hlist|J. Barnes|K. Barnes}} | extra10 = [[Booga Bear]], [[Jonny Dollar]] | length10 = 6:33 }}

== Personnel == === Musicians === * Neneh Cherry – vocals (10) * Mapei – vocals (1) * Robyn – vocals (1) * Sia – vocals (2) * Anohni – vocals (3) * Greentea Peng – vocals (4) * Jamila Woods – vocals (5) * Justin Canavan – guitar (5) * Tyson – vocals (6) * Femi Koleoso – drums (6) * Jordan Hadfield – bass, guitar (6) * Sarah Tandy – keyboards (6) * Sudan Archives – violin, vocals (7) * Quran Shaheed – piano (7) * Seinabo Sey – vocals (8) * Kelsey Lu – vocals (9)

=== Production === * Neneh Cherry – [[Programming (music)|programming]] (1–9) * [[Joe LaPorta]] – mastering engineer (1–4, 6–9) * [[Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce]] – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 8, 9) * Robyn – synthesizer programming, vocal production (1) * Ludvig Larsson – engineering (1) * [[Michel Zitron]] – engineering, vocal production (1) * Jesse Shatkin – mixing engineer (2) * Samuel Dent – assistant recording engineer (2) * Anohni – mixing engineer (3) * Thomas Bartlett – mixing engineer (3) * Earbuds – engineering (4) * Matt Hennessey – mastering engineer, mixing engineer (5) * Rick Fritz – engineering (5) * Ty Caughell – assistant mixing engineer (5) * Riccardo Damian – engineering (6) * Hugh Fothergill – assistant recording engineer (6) * Sudan Archives – programming, engineering (7) * Tom Carmichael – mixing engineer (7) * Academics – engineering (8) * Kiukl Adelbai – engineering (9) * Patrick Wimberly – engineering (9) * Honey Dijon – remixing (10)

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